Postcards: Twice displaced, Crimean Tatar woman longs for home 10 years after annexation
ALINA SMUTKO and ANDRIY PERUN, of Reuters, report…
Most Americans say religion’s influence is waning, and half think that’s bad – poll
United States RNS As the US continues to debate the fusion of faith and politics, a sweeping new survey reports that most American adults have a positive view of religion’s role in public life but believe its influence is waning. The development appears to unsettle at least half of the country, with growing concern among […]
North Korean defectors seek more UN monitoring of abuses
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters North Koreans defectors spoke at a UN event in Geneva on Friday to expose human rights violations in a country one of them described as “hell” and to advocate for a strengthened UN mandate to investigate and document them. The defectors came to the UN in Geneva where diplomats say the UN […]
Ukraine says Russian missile attack kills one, injures eight in Mykolaiv
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A man was killed and at least eight people were wounded in a Russian missile attack on the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, after an overnight strike on Odesa on the last day of Russia’s presidential election. Mykolaiv’s regional governor, Vitaliy Kim, said on Telegram that […]
Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition
Updated: 12:25pm (AEDT) Moscow, Russia Reuters President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine. Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel who […]
UNICEF says over 13,000 children killed in Gaza in Israel offensive
Updated: 8:15am, 19th March (AEDT) Washington Reuters The UN children’s agency said on Sunday over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza in Israel’s offensive, adding many kids were suffering from severe malnutrition and did not “even have the energy to cry.” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell did not provide a source for the child […]